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J. A. SMITH. PANELING DOORS OR OTHER WOOD WORK. No. 422,844. PatentedMar. 4, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. SMITH, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK;

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 422,844, dated March 4,1890.

Application filed August 15, 1889- Serial No. 320,824. (No model.)

T at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN A. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rochesmoldings and nails, as in doors.

The object of my invention is to avoid inserting the panel-edges ingrooves cut in the surrounding frame, and to provide a novelconstruction and means for so securing the panels and moldings thatexpansion and contraction of the panels will not disturb the moldings,and whereby a new panel can be expeditiously inserted without damagingor separating the parts of the frame, such as the stiles and rails of adoor.

The objectof my invention I accomplish by a wood-work frame having theparts such as the stiles of a doorprovided with a rabbet at each edgeto' form a central projecting tongue,and the moldings arranged in suchrabbets and secured by nailing to the rabbeted part, with the panellocated between the moldings disconnected from the nails and adapted tocontract and expand without moving or disturbing the moldings, as willmore fully appear l1ereinafter,reference being made to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a transverse sectional View of a pieceof paneling constructed in the ordinary or well-known manner, and Fig. 2is a similar View exhibiting my improvement.

In order to enable those skilled in the art to make and use myinvention, 1 will now describe the same in detail, referring first toFig. 1 to explain the usual or ordinary method of paneling, where itwill be seen that the edges of'the panel are inserted in grooves cut inthe surrounding frame or stiles and that the moldings are secured to thepanels by nails passing through the moldings and panel and entering thegrooved part of the frame.

In consequence of the prior construction the contraction or shrinkage ofthe panel draws the moldings and nails outward from the grooved part ofthe frame, as indicated at the right-hand side of the frame shown. Thisis avery objectionable feature, to which all wooden doors having panelsand moldings around the panels are subject; and to avoid this objectionI provide the frame 1', Fig. 2, which may represent the stiles of adoor, with a rabbet 2 at each edge to form a central projecting tongue3. The moldings 4:, of any desired pattern or style, are fashioned toset in the rabbets against the sides of the tongue, where such moldingsare secured by glue and by obliquely-driven nails 5, that pass into thesolid parts of the stile or frame 1. The edges of the panel 6, ofsuitable shape, are located between the moldings and have no connectionwith the nails 5, and while the panel may be glued in position it cancontract without tendency to draw out the obliquely-driven nails,whereby the moldings will never be moved or disturbed by contraction orexpansion of the panel.

My impr ovement is especially useful in the construction of doors forbuildings; but obviously it is applicable to other paneled woodwork.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- In a paneled dooror other wood frame, the combination of the stile or frame having arabbet along each edge to form a central tongue, a molding nailed ineach rabbet, and a panel coextensive with the width of the tongue andhaving its edges located between the moldings and free from engagementwith the moldings and their retaining-nails, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

I JOHN A. SMITH. Witnesses:

HENRY FISK,

GEORGE GEYER;

